The reasoning of the SCOTUS regarding the issue of secession: the Constitution requires the agreement of the states (note, plural) before any member of the union may depart. California can vote to leave, but they need to convince 25 other states to agree with them. It didn't work for the Confederacy, and it won't work for California.

Restoring states' rights as intended by the 10th amendment should give California as much freedom to hang itself as needed, without the turmoil of secession. They're driving people and businesses out at a record rate as is (140,000 more legal residents left last year than arrived). San Francisco is a pig sty, and Los Angeles is becoming property of the drug cartels, so I hope the idiots enjoy their fate.

No, just California. The rest us need a Pacific Seaport.

I agree, let them float free with Hillary as their queen. Cut off all foreign aid to them also.

if California did vote to leave the Union and congress agreed to this action and the President signed the necessary legislation (all huge assumptions) how long until the Hispanic population of California portioned the government of Mexico to Annex them into Mexico? I'm guessing about 3 to 5 years dependent upon the influx of Mexican citizens into the Republic of California.
At that point what is the most likely scenario?
1. The US allows such an Action,
2. The Rep of CA allows it's citizens to actually patition such an action,
3. Some other country gets involved
4. Other actions
5. No such petition will be generated.

What do you people of the Gulch think would happen?

One thing that the Trump/Hitlery election proved is that money isn't everything in politics. If it were, I might do a little interference to ensure California did secede.

Let California rejoin Mexico. A majority of their residents want to fly the Mexican flag and the other half thinks that's perfectly okay. Let them find out what real socialism is about with its government corruption, payoffs and income inequality.

Anyone espousing this in California must not realize that southern California is a desert and a majority of their electricity and water comes from outside of the state. So once they secede they can expect that both spigots will be turned off and that region of the state will revert back to its natural state. Next, since most riots seem to occur in predominantly liberal areas, you can expect all the major centers of population to meltdown and be burned to the ground. And would go from the 8th largest world economy to almost third world levels. They would learn that they would be better off staying within the Union than outside of it.

All of the benefits of being part of the United would automatically be terminated, treaties would need to be be negotiated with a foreign government. The ilegal alien problem would be all their own along with the sanctuary cities. At the least the flyover Demcrats will have nowhere to fly, all those electoral votes for libs gone. There is a bright side, plus when the tectonic plates break we can off sympathy and negotiate and aid program for the refugees!!!

No way should we allow them to secede. They can pack their bags and go to Canada. We can arrange free transport for them. Note that not all Californians are infected with the zombie virus.

Trump gotta love this, he can contract the Israeli wall building company and build walls to separate California. Then after that's done, tell the governors of NE Corridor States will do the same to you!

If California could / would secede from the US their first order of business would be to stop the exodus of their tax base ; - most likely by force: Hollywood and the like will scream like a two year old.
The west coast ports problem will require taking back the Panama Canal that we gave away. I am sure a deal can be made when an aircraft carrier is parked out in the Gulf.
Other than that I really don't see much of a problem - cut them loose!
Ayn Rand will be smiling and saying, "I told you so."

Go go go. I give them <5 years to economic meltdown.

In 2013 at least;
According to Wikipedia(1) they recieved $343.7 billion in federal aid, but according to http://USGovernmentrecenue.com (2) California added $334.4 billion to the Government.

Any reasonable person would look at this and decide that a deficit of $9.3 billion in one year being covered by doing little more than remaining in a group you don't entirely like would be not a great price to pay.
Then again deficit spending being what it is and Cali already being in debt a great deal, perhaps they won't mind shouldering that burden.
I'm of the mind we should support their withdrawal, if they so decide. I would hate to lose California from the union for many reasons, but I believe an independent California would collapse and the lesson learned by it's failure would not be lost on all.

Not the best references, but my connection is poor today and I'm sick.
(1) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feder...
(2) http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/fe...

Edit:
I failed to mention the impact of interstate commerce, loss of a significant entertainment industry, loss of national corporations with branches and headquarters in California, increased travel restrictions and new border control, and a ton of other larger and smaller economic augmentations caused by a seperation of a state from the union that would all impact the numbers. It would be one heck of an experiment.

It would be wonderful, ut I hope they don't expect any foreign aid.

California is going no place; just a lot of hot dry air!

California is one thing, but some have wanted to bid good-bye to Washington and Oregon, also. That would landlock us from the Pacific Ocean.

But maybe I would want to carve out the proposed State of Jefferson, with an extra eastern corridor toward Idaho. That would give us land enough to develop a seaport to replace Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

The author conveniently ignored the portion of the convention where the tyranny of the majority over the minority was addressed. Also if California can exit the US I propose that Louisiana has a better case since there is no provision in the Constitution for the President for purchasing territory for the US. We may want our Louisiana Purchase territory back.

I reside in California at the moment! Give me a couple of months to emigrate!

Did anyone ever see "Escape from Los Angeles" starring Kurt Russell? That's what Kalifornia would quickly degenerate into if they seceded. They're already both philosophically and financially bankrupt.

And what about the poor slobs who are in the min-
ority in California, who just want to live their lives
without being ganged up on by a bunch of statists?
I don't think it should be allowed, if it can be pre-
vented legally.

Annex all land south and west of the San Andreas fault. Sell it to the highest bidder. The fault line makes for a perfect natural border.

Who in their RIGHT mind would want Hillery (or Hitlery) to run California?! Besides, California does not NEED other states to approve their exit. California simply needs to STOP paying the fraudulent federal government tax!